Kenya

Map_Africa_Zoomout

AfricaCheck@10: The challenges of working across Africa

Misinformation knows no borders and Africa Check often responds to similar false claims from country to country.

False_BarackObama

No, former US president Barack Obama hasn’t admitted he was born in Kenya – old video reappeared in 2023

Kenya inua jamii scam page

Kenyans, don’t be conned by imposter Facebook page offering ‘Inua Jamii’ loans

FalseMarch2020KenyaGazette

No, Monday, 20 March 2023 not a public holiday in Kenya to allow for protests, as fabricated gazette notice claims

False evidence of claim that coffin used to make grill in Kenya

Viral photos do not show Kenyan-made meat grill designed from coffin

Bones_False

Men arrested with human bones in Nigeria, not Kenya

Fake William Ruto FB account

New Kenyan president Ruto giving out cash? No, imposter Facebook account is a scam

Fake statement Uralchem Kenya

Russian company accused Kenyan government of selling donated fertiliser? No, viral press statement fake

Ruto+Gachagua university

Rigathi Gachagua

Viral photo does not show young president Ruto and deputy president Gachagua at university

Martha Koome scam account

Beware Facebook account impersonating Kenya’s chief justice Martha Koome

Fake Martha Koome Tweet

Kenyan chief justice Koome thanks new president Ruto for making official residence ‘a house of prayer’? No, tweet fake

Wheelbarrow on top of State House Check

United Democratic Alliance

Wheelbarrow mounted atop Kenya’s State House roof? No photo manipulated